0 the process of improving or correcting a situation:
environmental remediation
1 the process of removing dangerous or poisonous substances from the environment, or limiting the effect that they have on it:
Protecting the community's health and safety during this remediation is our top priority.
remediation of sth The program supports local responses to chemical-spill emergencies, hazardous-waste disposal, and remediation of industrial sites.
remediation programs/operations/projects
environmental/soil remediation
2 the process of trying to solve problems within a company or organization:
Ideally the ultimate goal of any remediation effort will be to reduce the concentrations of contaminants at the site to those befitting a pristine ecosystem.
There is also a need for universal guidelines for monitoring remediation success specifically in the cold regions.
Similarly, simple venial mistakes or lapses in professionalism may be distinguished from those egregiously unprofessional behaviors that warrant serious remediation or dismissal.
This finding, which requires replication, suggests that maternal sensitivity to a child's specific emotional needs is associated with short-term remediation of conduct problems.
In the case of contaminant remediation, there is essentially the opposite situation: large need and far too little research and development.
These findings help narrow the search for targets for cognitive remediation that may have implications for improving community functioning.
Factors governing the effective remediation of negative affect and its cognitive and behavioural consequences.
By contrast two other psychological treatments, social skills training and cognitive remediation, have failed to show evidence of benefit in controlled trials.
